Leather Shoe W/Feathers

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Object Details

Collector

John S. Brooks

Donor Name

Ms. Candace Brown

Notes

Shoe, made of brown leather. Attached to the upper part are several black feathers radiating out from under a leather medallion. The medallion is green, edged in brown, with a brown cross in the center, and covered with several metal tacks. The sole is a white rawhide, with some white fur/hair still attached. The shoe is hand- stitched.

Record Last Modified

6 Aug 2019

Specimen Count

Culture

Not Given

Accession Date

7 Nov 2005

Collection Date

Late 1850s

Accession Number

2029672

USNM Number

E432125-0

Object Type

Shoe

Length

29 cm

Width

14 cm

Height

10 cm

Place

Sierra Leone, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3433547b7-083c-4180-b299-3896bd28d36f

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8938427